How many licks does it take to get to the middle of a Google Chrome obtain in Microsoft’s Edge net browser? What number of instances will the corporate attempt to steer me away?
Let’s examine!
One:
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The pop-ups are almost two years previous, and the injected adverts are from earlier this year. The ballot appears to be new, although — Neowin reports it first noticed the ballot final weekend.
However hey, it could possibly be worse:
I can not imagine what number of tales we’ve written concerning the shit Microsoft has pulled to steer you away from Chrome. Even immediately, the corporate nonetheless gained’t all the time respect your alternative of default browser, although which will lastly be altering within the EU.
Sadly the ballot doesn’t embody an “I’m boycotting Edge since you don’t respect me as a consumer” choice.
